Strawberry Hill RFC - alto dos gaios

A vulgar display of power by Strawberry Hill RFC! Vítor Évora goes for a pick and go and bursts through the tackles of and before offloading to Carlos Assunçăo. Oh no, he's run the wrong angle. Carlos Assunçăo is met by and but some how manages to beat the tackles and get the ball away to Leonardo Duarte. There are no defenders who will stop him so Leonardo Duarte pins his ears back and dives over the tryline. 5 points to Strawberry Hill RFC.

80

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Strawberry Hill RFC stadium. Vítor Évora positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Strawberry Hill RFC player there.

78

Look at that curl! António Évora certainly has a very different kicking technique, but it sure does work.

77

Nice work by Strawberry Hill RFC. Estevăo Azevedo dummies right and then passes the ball left to Léopold Albisser. He gets the ball and spins out of 's tackle, dropping over the line for 5 points. Lovely play!

76

Strawberry Hill RFC have stolen alto dos gaios's lineout ball! mistimed his jump, and Ivo Azevedo got his hands to it first. Good work by Strawberry Hill RFC at that lineout!

It's a scrum to Strawberry Hill RFC. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but Strawberry Hill RFC still win the ball.

73

Guilherme Barreira straightens his run and charges right at the defence. bounces off him and then is effortlessly fended off. He sends a lovely pass to Leonardo Duarte, who is promptly ankle tapped after a spectacular dive by .

72

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Strawberry Hill RFC stadium. Guilherme Barreira positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Strawberry Hill RFC player there.

70

The conversion attempt by António Évora bounces off the right hand post and goes wide.

69

Superb work there by forwards and backs alike! Guilherme Barreira sends the ball to António Évora who carries it on before passing on to Carlos Moura. He spots that he has an overlap outside, draws in a defender and then passes to Leonardo Duarte. There's nobody between him and the try line, and he sprints in for a well-worked try.

68

with the kick from halfway.. has got his positioning all wrong and Guilherme Barreira takes an easy catch. Strawberry Hill RFC will be on the front foot here.

66

A beautiful kick by António Évora, just managed to bring it back for another two on the board.

65

Ivo Azevedo fends off the tackle from . He runs a few meters and passes to Jorge Teixeira, who is running flat out at the defense. Great ball, right on his chest. Jorge Teixeira lines up and drops his shoulder, easily busting the tackle. The path to the in goal area is clear from there, and Jorge Teixeira glides over the line for a try.

64

Loose ball, Strawberry Hill RFC scoop it up and retain possesion.

63

Strawberry Hill RFC's scrum half is smashed by . That run was so telegraphed that the postal service want to charge him for it!

62

Scrum for alto dos gaios. It's a good feed, but Strawberry Hill RFC put in a mighty shove. They're pushing alto dos gaios off the ball. They've taken one against the head. Fabulous work by the Strawberry Hill RFC front row!

61

Strawberry Hill RFC have an overlap on the right. Looks like they've spotted it too. Léopold Albisser fires a quick pass off to António Évora who flicks the ball on to Diogo Quintas. He's rushed the pass though, and the ball evades the grasp of Diogo Quintas. That was a good scoring opportunity gone to waste.

60

Strawberry Hill RFC have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again

59

Ivo Azevedo runs right at the defense like a wild man. bounces right off him, but manages to bring him down.

58

Oooh! That's not a good kick from , i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line..The crowd here at Strawberry Hill RFC stadium hold their breath..
Ivo Azevedo takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. got away with that one after all!

Beautiful team try for Strawberry Hill RFC! Léopold Albisser starts the move off with a quick pass to Jorge Teixeira. There are dummy runners everywhere, and alto dos gaios look lost out there. Jorge Teixeira puts in a long pass to Luís Serejo who takes the ball on for 10 metres before passing back inside to Vítor Évora who sprints for the line, diving over for a very satisfying 5 points. The bench are on their feet. Everyone enjoyed that try, except for alto dos gaios of course!

54

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Strawberry Hill RFC stadium. Léopold Albisser positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Strawberry Hill RFC player there.

52

The conversion attempt by António Évora bounces off the right hand post and goes wide.

takes the kickoff. Guilherme Barreira takes the ball in the air right in front of , who wasn't aggressive enough.

44

António Évora slots it through to finish off a great try by Strawberry Hill RFC.

43

Handing off the attempted tackle of , Jorge Teixeira charges over the line. They've gone to the video ref, but the Strawberry Hill RFC players are celebrating already. Jorge Teixeira knows it was a try. The replays confirm it and the try is awarded! 48 - 0

42

Beautiful phase for Strawberry Hill RFC! Ivo Azevedo starts the move off with a quick pass to António Évora. There are dummy runners everywhere, and alto dos gaios look lost out there. António Évora puts in a long pass to Vítor Évora who takes the ball on for 10 metres before passing back inside to Estevăo Azevedo and at last Jorge Teixeira. He's stopped but the ball isn't lost, giving a new phase for Strawberry Hill RFC to come.

41

with the kick from halfway.. has got his positioning all wrong and Ivo Azevedo takes an easy catch. Strawberry Hill RFC will be on the front foot here.

Surely Strawberry Hill RFC are going to take the points, unless alto dos gaios can manage something extra special in the second half.

Try time!!! The Strawberry Hill RFC scrum half, Estevăo Azevedo, senses an opportunity as is the only defender to his left. He throws a massive dummy left, jinks right and dives over for an easy try. You'd think players of this level wouldn't fall for that kind of trickery!

40

Ruck. Strawberry Hill RFC get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack.

Beautiful phase for Strawberry Hill RFC! Léopold Albisser starts the move off with a quick pass to António Évora. There are dummy runners everywhere, and alto dos gaios look lost out there. António Évora puts in a long pass to Renato Amorim who takes the ball on for 10 metres before passing back inside to Luís Serejo and at last Diogo Quintas. He's stopped but the ball isn't lost, giving a new phase for Strawberry Hill RFC to come.

37

Oooh! That's not a good kick from , i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line..The crowd here at Strawberry Hill RFC stadium hold their breath..
Léopold Albisser takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. got away with that one after all!

Ooooh! That was awesome from Carlos Assunçăo! He received a wild pass from Vítor Évora but managed to take the ball off his shoelaces and still make a classic scissor move in midfield that put Léopold Albisser in acres of space.. Léopold Albisser dots the ball down over the try line and turns, pointing his finger at Carlos Assunçăo in recognition of that bit of class!

33

Strawberry Hill RFC have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again

32

Estevăo Azevedo pops the short ball to Jorge Teixeira who muscles his way over the advantage line! Excellent defending there by , who just manages to cling on long enough to bring him down.

31

Ruck. Strawberry Hill RFC get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack.

30

Vítor Évora smashes through 's tackle. He's slowed down just enough though, and finishes the job.

29

with the kick from halfway.. has got his positioning all wrong and Vítor Évora takes an easy catch. Strawberry Hill RFC will be on the front foot here.

27

The conversion is missed. The crowd is giving him some flak, he really should have nailed that one.

26

What a try!! Carlos Assunçăo wins the ball after a tackle and distributes it to his colleague running a good supporting line, Vítor Évora. The angle of the run takes him through the attempted tackles of both and . He then passes the ball to Guilherme Barreira, who hands-off , before sending the ball on to António Évora. António Évora then sprints the last few meters and makes a slide-dive over the line to secure the five points. Great multi-phase rugby by Strawberry Hill RFC!

25

takes the kickoff. Carlos Assunçăo takes the ball in the air right in front of , who wasn't aggressive enough.

23

António Évora had a chance to put two points on the board, but he seemed to hurry his conversion attempt and pushed it wide.

22

Superb work there by forwards and backs alike! Estevăo Azevedo sends the ball to Leonardo Duarte who carries it on before passing on to Diogo Quintas. He spots that he has an overlap outside, draws in a defender and then passes to Léopold Albisser. There's nobody between him and the try line, and he sprints in for a well-worked try.

21

Ruck. Strawberry Hill RFC get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack.

Oooh! That's not a good kick from , i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line..The crowd here at Strawberry Hill RFC stadium hold their breath..
Guilherme Barreira takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. got away with that one after all!

Léopold Albisser breaks the tackles of and , before passing to Ivo Azevedo. slows him up, but he offloads to Guilherme Barreira. He waits to draw the last defender before passing to Jorge Teixeira, who grounds the ball in the corner. The defense of alto dos gaios looks like they've been hit by a grenade, lying scattered willy-nilly across the pitch.

15

Strawberry Hill RFC have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again

14

Carlos Assunçăo smashes through 's tackle. He's slowed down just enough though, and finishes the job.

13

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Strawberry Hill RFC stadium. Carlos Assunçăo positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Strawberry Hill RFC player there.

11

The conversion is missed, though.

10

Try time ! A beautiful phase of play from Strawberry Hill RFC. The ball goes from Diogo Quintas to Emílio Laranjeira and on to Vítor Évora, who is running in support. There is nothing to stop him as he crashes over the line with a big smile on his face !

9

Beautiful phase for Strawberry Hill RFC! Léopold Albisser starts the move off with a quick pass to Renato Amorim. There are dummy runners everywhere, and alto dos gaios look lost out there. Renato Amorim puts in a long pass to Estevăo Azevedo who takes the ball on for 10 metres before passing back inside to Vítor Évora and at last Diogo Quintas. He's stopped but the ball isn't lost, giving a new phase for Strawberry Hill RFC to come.

8

signals to his forwards to stay behind the ball and sends a hanging kick in their direction. Both and Léopold Albisser jump for the catch, but both players have misjudged the flight of the ball and it sails over their heads. Léopold Albisser is the first to react, scooping up the loose ball on the first bounce.

Estevăo Azevedo fends off the tackle from . He runs a few meters and passes to António Évora, who is running flat out at the defense. Great ball, right on his chest. alto dos gaios aren't in a position to stop him, and António Évora dives over the try line unhindered.

4

Scrum for alto dos gaios. It's a good feed, but Strawberry Hill RFC put in a mighty shove. They're pushing alto dos gaios off the ball. They've taken one against the head. Fabulous work by the Strawberry Hill RFC front row!

3

Strawberry Hill RFC have an overlap on the right. Looks like they've spotted it too. Estevăo Azevedo fires a quick pass off to Jorge Teixeira who flicks the ball on to António Évora. He's rushed the pass though, and the ball evades the grasp of Renato Amorim. That was a good scoring opportunity gone to waste.

2

Ruck. Strawberry Hill RFC get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack.

1

Ivo Azevedo is smashed by . The Strawberry Hill RFC captain seems to be suggesting that it was a high tackle, but the ref is having none of it!

0

That's a lovely hanging kick by António Évora. Ivo Azevedo rises high above the alto dos gaios players to take the catch, giving no chance to contest.

15:56

Today's steady drizzle may dampen the crowds spirits. A good game is needed to liven them up!

84

The referee signals the end of the match. Victory to the home side, with a score of 86 - 0.

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Strawberry Hill RFC stadium. Vítor Évora positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Strawberry Hill RFC player there.

78

Look at that curl! António Évora certainly has a very different kicking technique, but it sure does work.

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Strawberry Hill RFC stadium. Guilherme Barreira positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Strawberry Hill RFC player there.

70

The conversion attempt by António Évora bounces off the right hand post and goes wide.

Scrum for alto dos gaios. It's a good feed, but Strawberry Hill RFC put in a mighty shove. They're pushing alto dos gaios off the ball. They've taken one against the head. Fabulous work by the Strawberry Hill RFC front row!

Oooh! That's not a good kick from , i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line..The crowd here at Strawberry Hill RFC stadium hold their breath..
Ivo Azevedo takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. got away with that one after all!

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Strawberry Hill RFC stadium. Léopold Albisser positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Strawberry Hill RFC player there.

52

The conversion attempt by António Évora bounces off the right hand post and goes wide.

Oooh! That's not a good kick from , i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line..The crowd here at Strawberry Hill RFC stadium hold their breath..
Léopold Albisser takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. got away with that one after all!

Oooh! That's not a good kick from , i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line..The crowd here at Strawberry Hill RFC stadium hold their breath..
Guilherme Barreira takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. got away with that one after all!

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Strawberry Hill RFC stadium. Carlos Assunçăo positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Strawberry Hill RFC player there.

signals to his forwards to stay behind the ball and sends a hanging kick in their direction. Both and Léopold Albisser jump for the catch, but both players have misjudged the flight of the ball and it sails over their heads. Léopold Albisser is the first to react, scooping up the loose ball on the first bounce.

Scrum for alto dos gaios. It's a good feed, but Strawberry Hill RFC put in a mighty shove. They're pushing alto dos gaios off the ball. They've taken one against the head. Fabulous work by the Strawberry Hill RFC front row!